Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies Football Club, are an English women's football club based in Kingston upon Thames, London. Founded in 1992, they compete in the Women's Super League, the top flight of women's football in England, and plays their home games at the Kingsmeadow with some select games at Stamford Bridge. Since 2004, the club has been affiliated with Chelsea F.C., the men's team in the Premier League. Chelsea Women were a founding member of the Super League in 2010. From 2005 to 2010, the side competed in the Premier League National Division, the top tier of women's football in England at the time.
The Premier League Golden Glove is an annual association football award presented to the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League. In football a team's defense or goalkeeper may be said to "keep a clean sheet" if they prevent their opponents from scoring any goals during an entire match. For sponsorship purposes, it has been referred to as the Barclays Golden Glove since its inception during the 2004–05 season until the 2015–16 season and as the Cadbury Golden Glove from 2017–18 season to 2019–20 season. For the 2020–21 season, it was known as the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Golden Glove and for the 2021–22 season, it is known as the Castrol Golden Glove.
Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Belgium national team. Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he is known for his reflexes, acrobatic saves, and command of the penalty area.
Sari van Veenendaal is a Dutch former professional footballer. She was part of the Netherlands squad that won UEFA Women's Euro 2017.
Ann-Katrin Berger is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Germany national team.
Ederson Santana de Moraes, simply known as Ederson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester City and the Brazil national team.
David Raya Martín is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal, on loan from Brentford, and the Spain national team.
Mary Alexandra Earps is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United in the Women's Super League and the England national team. At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she served as the vice captain for England, and received the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper of the tournament. Earps was announced the winner of 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Sophie Baggaley is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women's Super League.
Ellie Roebuck is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team. She has also represented England at youth level.
Khadija Monifa"Bunny"Shaw is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and captains the Jamaica women's national team. She is Manchester City's all-time top goalscorer, Jamaica's all-time top goalscorer for both women and men, holds the joint record for most hat tricks in the WSL, and was awarded CONCACAF Player of the Year in 2022.
Francesca Bentley is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol City of the Women's Super League.
Alexandra Elena MacIver is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Scotland national team. She has previously played for Everton. MacIver represented England once in 2021 before switching her international allegiance to Scotland in 2023.
The Women's Super League Golden Boot is an annual association football award presented to the leading goalscorer in Women's Super League (WSL). The award is sponsored by Barclays. The most recent winner is Khadija Shaw who scored 21 goals in 18 games for Manchester City in the 2023–24 season. Vivianne Miedema and Sam Kerr are the only players to win the Golden Boot multiple times having both won it twice. Rachel Daly for Aston Villa in the 2022–23 season, and Miedema for Arsenal in the 2018–19 season, hold the record for the most goals in a season with 22.
Khiara Ilhaan Keating is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team. She has previously played on loan for AFC Flyde and Coventry United.
The 2022–23 Women's Super League season was the 12th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It was the fifth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.
Safia Middleton-Patel is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United of the Women's Super League, and the Wales national team.
The 2023–24 Women's Super League season was the 13th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It is the fifth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.
The Women's Super League Player of the Season is an annual association football award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Women's Super League each season.
